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Summary: Indulge your sweet tooth with tips on making red velvet cake in this free recipe video.
Ayanna Henderson grew up in the kitchen with her mother, grandmother, and aunts. She then formed a local catering company for her community, family and friends in Los Angeles. She is...read more
Red Velvet Cake is one of the most distinctive cakes around, known for its dark red, or red-brown color and rich, sweet chocolate flavor. Though often made without chocolate flavoring, red velvet cake ingredients usually include buttermilk, butter, flour, cocoa powder, and either beets or red food coloring to achieve it's distinctive color. Red velvet cakes are most popular in the Southern United States, though several Canadian restaurants and bakeries serve the delicious treat as a signature dessert.
In this free recipe video series, learn how to make a delicious red velvet cake. Our expert, Ayanna, shows you a secret recipe that her grandmother gave her. In it, you will learn how to prepare cake batter and how to add food coloring to batter. Learn how to make homemade icing for red velvet cake as well. This dessert makes an excellent valentine's treat. So, learn how to make red velvet cake today!
"Welcome to Expert Village. My name is AAyanna and today I'll be teaching you how to make this red velvet cake from scratch including the icing. Now this is my 96th year old grandmother's recipe and I'm going to share that with you today. I am a 5th generational baker. This recipe has been handed down from one generation to the next and so and so forth. Today we'll be going step by step. I'm going to hold your hands through the whole process because I know that it can be really scary baking a cake from scratch. But it's actually easier than what you think, let's take a look."
eHow Article: Red Velvet Cake Tips
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jenicoe2001 said
on 5/10/2009 Wow terrific tips for red velvet cake! 5*